Monday, November 30, 2020

Release Blitz with Teasers: Arrogant Arrival by Gail Haris @GailHaris @CockyClub @GiveMeBooksBlog


Arrogant Arrival by Gail Haris
Series: A Cocky Hero Club Novel
Publication date: November 29th, 2020

Synopsis:
Jolene is done with pilots. She's better than just another quick lay-over. But dating is difficult with her chaotic schedule in and out of airport terminals and hotel rooms all around the world. She's tired of watching couples fly off to romantic destinations and families spending vacations together. However, she doesn't plan to be a flight attendant forever. She just doesn't know what she wants to do yet. One thing she does know is that she certainly doesn't want to do that arrogant Greek bastard Jim.

Dimitrios "Jim" Georgakopolous is a contract pilot who loves his job--who wouldn't when you can pick and choose your own schedule and destination? When a flight cancelation turns into the best layover of his life, he suddenly finds he doesn't want to leave the arms of a certain dark-haired beauty named Jolene. Unfortunately, the storm that stranded them both there compare little to Jolene's rage when she finds out he's a pilot.

Jim never expected to find his airport tryst again... and Jolene certainly didn't expect to be the stewardess on the same place that Jim's traveling on to Greece. Will this be a twist of fate or a modern-day Greek tragedy?


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She was born and raised in a small town in Southeast Missouri. After graduating with a degree in Mass Communications, Gail married her high school sweetheart and moved back to her hometown.

She's been on many adventures traveling across America and Europe. But her favorite adventures are the ones where she gets lost in a book.

Her love for reading and traveling led her to attend book conventions. Those conventions gave her the encouragement she needed to combine her passion for creativity and storytelling. Using coffee and her imagination, she loves writing contemporary romances that blend laughter and true love out of every day chaos. She writes in a variety of genres including, romantic comedy, romantic suspense, and new adult/coming of age romance.

She debuted her first novel Worth a Shot, a steamy romantic comedy with a twist of suspense, in January 2020. Gail has hit the ground running and writing since. In her first year as a published author, she also released a new adult romantic suspense series -- The Randalls, a three book series that follows the struggles of the Randall siblings. She also joined other author worlds such as: Corinne Michaels' Salvation Society, K. Bromberg's Every Day Heroes, and Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward's Cocky Hero Club.

When Gail isn't day dreaming in front of her computer, she's busy raising her two daughters with her husband, who has the patience of a saint. She loves traveling with her family, binge watching television series with her husband, singing Disney songs with her daughters and having huge family and friends get-togethers that involve lots of food and usually a cake.

She hopes by following her own dream of becoming an author, she can set an example to her daughters that dreams can become a reality. Maybe she can encourage you, too.

Never stop believing in love, dreams, and yourself. And coffee... don't give up on coffee and books.


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Release Blitz with Teasers: Merciless King by Ellie Jean @GiveMeBooksBlog @CockyClub


Merciless King by Ellie Jean
Series: A Cocky Hero Club Novel
Publication date: November 29th, 2020

Synopsis:
I'm Chuck Sansone.
Cocky, arrogant and the best boxer in the world. I'm a part-time building maintenance guy for Dexter Truitt and now his newest project.
It's been the same structured routine for years: training, working and fighting. But with Dex behind me, someone who can see my end goal and believes in me, I know this is my time.
Finally...
I will fight for the heavyweight world boxing title.
Nothing will stop this from happening.
Not my team.
Not my friends.
Not the Mafia.
Not the headstrong, desirable, gorgeous blonde bombshell - Caroline.
Certainly not the deadly intruder in my life or the unwanted revelation that will change my life forever.
Blackmail won't work either.
But who do I trust?
Loyalties and people will be broken if I'm to continue with my life ambition of being Heavy Weight Champion of the world.
I hope the selfish destruction I cause will be worth it.

A work based on the book Mister Moneybags in the Cocky book series by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward.


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I'm a best selling Amazon author and I write suspense, erotic and contemporary romance novels. I have been inspired by many romance authors over the years.
My busy life consists of my everyday job and looking after my 3 boys and husband. In my 'spare' time I like to try and do some writing.
I love cooking especially desserts and anything chocolate. I am a self confessed chocoholic!
I also love making craft, painting, drawing, cross stitch and calligraphy. But there isn't much time for these at the moment.
Sometimes I just love to grab a cup of tea and read a hot romance novel and have some peace and quiet.


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Book Tour with Guest Post + Giveaway: The Rage Room by Lisa de Nikolits @lisadenikolits


The Rage Room by Lisa de Nikolits
Publication date: October 30th, 2020

Synopsis:
What if you had a chance to fix the worst mistake of your life... but only made things worse? The Rage Room dives into dystopia with an extraordinary tale about choices and second chances. Sharps Barkley jumps back in time and finds that changing the future isn't as easy as he thought.

Set in 2055, our plastic world is run by robots, fueled by consumerism, twisted religion and virtual data. Satellites control the weather, food is grown in laboratories. Arts and culture are distant memories. Beneath the sunny skies and behind the garbage-free suburban McMansions live deeply disturbed, materialistic families. Prescribed visits to rage rooms lance desperate anger, boredom and discontent but the band-aid fix hides disturbing governmental motives.
An intense and provocative exploration of societal coded messages, The Rage Room is an action-packed story of unravelling and alternative realities, of disturbing and searching re-runs. Can the army of feminist hackers restore Mother Nature?
Can love triumph over fear? And ultimately, can the children be saved?

"Dark, fun, weird, imaginative, The Rage Room is a dystopic ride perfect for the anxieties and conditions of the present day. The paranoia of Sharps Barkley seeps into you, propelling this thriller that will keep you guessing to the very end." -- David Albertyn, author of Undercard

"Leave it to the wild imagination of Lisa de Nikolits to bring us the dystopian future of The Rage Room, an extraordinary inventive speculative fiction thriller with a decidedly feminist bent. Fast-paced, funny, bold, and completely engrossing, The Rage Room is an allegory, a cautionary tale, and a rollicking good read that will stay with you long after the last page has been turned." -- Amy Jones, author of We're All in This Together and Every Little Piece of Me

"In turns unsettling and very funny, The Rage Room is a berserk science-fiction satire of toxic masculinity, narrated by your guide, Sharps, the neurotic, rage-filled Jason Bateman of the future. There are lines and descriptions that will stop you dead in your tracks and make you take notes." -- Evan Munday, The Dead Kid Detective Agency series

"In her latest captivating book, de Nikolits proffers not only a roller coaster of entertainment, but also, sharp political commentary in complicated times. The Rage Room is an intricately woven dystopian world, rich in strong female characters who easily whisk readers to a world of futuristic follies. Move over George Orwell--de Nikolits shows us how the future can be scary, exciting, and above all, female." -- Kelly S. Thompson, National Bestseller author of Girls Need Not Apply: Field Notes from the Forces


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Who designed your book covers?
I've designed eight out of ten of my books. I didn't design The Hungry Mirror (Val Fullard) and The Occult Persuasion and the Anarchist's Solution (Colin Frings). The Rage Room is a very different kind of book, it's a grab-you-by-the-throat feminist dystopian domestic suspense thriller, a sci-fi murder mystery in the style of Groundhog Day meets The Matrix and it wasn't easy to come up with a cover for it. It's quite different and I really hope readers will like it. The blue windows are intended to be Sky The Tower, the main office hub in which Sharps works. I loved the retro Broadway style lights because a lot of the book is very fifties-inspired visually. But I wanted something slightly ominous which I hope the windows convey but most of all I hope it will entice readers!

Did you learn anything during the writing of your recent book?
That time travel is really hard to write! Argh! I am longing to write the sequel but there won't be any time travel! Keeping track of cause and consequence with Sharps's jumps nearly fried my brain. I also learned a lot about the mechanics of time travel -- you can't just write anything you like and dub it fiction, it has to hang together tightly.

If your book was made into a film, who would you like to play the characters? What the characters look like:
Sharps Barkley: Jason Bateman
Celeste (his wife): Melissa McCarthy (only blonde)
Ava: Noomi Rapace
Mother: Jessica Lange or Helen Mirren
Janaelle: Charlize Theron
Jazza: Adam Driver
Daddy: Bryan Cranston or Pierce Brosnan
Shasta: Scarlett Johannson

What is your favorite part of this book and why?
As with all my books, my favorite parts are the relationships that develop. And the amazing plot twists! Although the time travel was pretty hard to write and keep track of it all was a brain challenge second to none, coming up with a future world was so much fun! I had a great time imagining that! And coming up with ways to make the data and AI work was so much fun too! I loved describing the world, which appealed to the art director side of me, creating color palettes and storyboards in my head that translated onto the page. But mainly it was the character-development that I loved. Jazza and Ava are two of my favorite characters and if there's a sequel (which I have begun to map out) then they will play a large part.

If you could spend time with a character from your book whom would it be? And what would you do during that day?
I'd hit a rage room for sure! Then I'd hang out with Jazza and Sharps and spend a day in the office with them in Sky The Tower, test driving all their marketing programs. We'd take a city tour and I'd see what life would be like in 2055!

Are your characters based off real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?
Often the characters in my books can be traced back in some way to a person I've met but these models are all unique and fresh from my brain! I loved meeting them, it was a gas!

Do your characters seem to hijack the story or do you feel like you have the reigns of the story?
The characters run the show but considering that I had to largely rewrite the book, I had to gather up the reins and get those horses under control! And there was some resistance, I will admit that! Some people lost some page time and they weren't happy but it had to be done. I could practically see them scowling at me. Sometimes I try to write a trait into a character but he or she won't have any of it and they spit that part back out at me.

Convince us why you feel your book is a must read.
The Rage Room is a perfectly trending novel in terms of technology, societal and sociological themes, romantic, familial and platonic relationships, world angst, concerns about climate change, the future of our children, education, arts entertainment. The Rage Room brings all of these issues together in a uniquely original way with a superbly layered and intricate plot populated with a compelling cast of fresh characters who will challenge and entertain readers until the last sentence.

This is the perfect book for readers who enjoy novels about relationships, both romantic, familial and platonic. Readers who embrace the notions of fantasy and magical realism. Lovers of 'what-if' reading and who love to be entertained and don't simply stick to one genre versus others.

Have you written any other books that are not published?
One called Boomerang Beach. I thought it was a satirical Pulp Fiction kind of read but my publisher was somewhat horrified by it. It went way too dark. My husband, my most reliable critic, hated the book too. I (obviously!) thought it was good and I still think it has potential but I'll have to completely rewrite it which I am really looking forward to.

If your book had a candle, what scent would it be?
Given that we're talking about The Rage Room, I'd say it would be lilacs, oranges and jasmine. Because there are no plants or flowers in the world of The Rage Room but the paint gives off aromas and also the air conditioners pipe in scented air and lilacs, oranges and jasmine are Celeste (and my) favorites!

Is there a writer whose brain you would love to pick for advice? Who would that be and why?
Yes. Margaret Atwood because she is the best speculative writer in the world. She has famously said "Science fiction has monsters and spaceships; speculative fiction could really happen." 
And The Rage Room could happen. My greatest dream is that Margaret Atwood might read The Rage Room and imagine my joy if she were to like it! I was a great fan of Atwood's even when I was living in South Africa. I recently read Cat's Eye which blew my mind. What a book! I've also always loved John Irving's work so to get his advice would be incredible.


Lisa de Nikolits is the internationally award-winning author of ten novels (all Inanna Publications). No Fury Like That was published in Italian in 2019 by Edizione Le Assassine as Una furia dell'altro mondo. Her short fiction and poetry have also been published in various anthologies and journals internationally. She is a member of the Mesdames of Mayhem, the Crime Writers of Canada, Sisters in Crime, The Australian Crime Writers, The Short Fiction Mystery Association and the International Thriller Writers. Originally from South Africa, Lisa de Nikolits came to Canada in 2000. She lives and writes in Toronto.




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